Librem Chat vs Chatap | Meet & Chat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Librem Chat
This app provides secure text, voice, and video communication with end-to-end encryption. Share images, videos, and files in chat rooms while keeping conversations private. It is free and open-source software.
- End-to-end encryption
- Text chat rooms
- Voice and video calls
- Image, video, and file sharing
- Free and open-source
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* Chat rooms * Share images, videos, and files * Make voice and video calls * Keep your conversations secret with end-to-end encryption * Free and open-source software (FOSS)
Chatap | Meet & Chat
Connect with genuine individuals through direct conversation, bypassing superficial interactions. Discover people nearby or globally, engage in multilingual chats, and enjoy a private experience where conversations are not saved.
- Real profiles
- Direct chat initiation
- Nearby and worldwide connections
- 8 languages supported
- Private, unsaved chats
- Block and report functionality
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Tired of fake profiles and endless swiping? Chatap is your space to meet real people and just… talk. Sign in with Apple or Google. Browse real profiles. Choose who you want to chat with. — Nearby or worldwide — 8 languages supported — Chats don't save — your privacy is protected — Block & report anytime No algorithms. No feeds. No judgment — just honest one-on-one conversations. Be curious. Be real. Be you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Librem Chat at none against Chatap | Meet & Chat's shown. Librem Chat also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.6). Chatap | Meet & Chat's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 3.8) and review sentiment (50% vs 33%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Chatap | Meet & Chat holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chatap | Meet & Chat has 222 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Librem Chat's written reviews are positive against 50% of Chatap | Meet & Chat's.
Librem Chat ships an update monthly, Chatap | Meet & Chat every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Librem Chat | Chatap | Meet & Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (11 ratings) | 4.1 (222 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 222 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | PURISM, SPC | Mikhail Stepanov |
Customer experience
Librem Chat
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In-app purchases
Librem Chat
No in-app purchases
Chatap | Meet & Chat
No in-app purchases
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